Oct. 17: Dove Model Stacy Nadeau

Stacy Nadeau will speak on "embracing real beauty" in free public talk.

Mankato, Minn. – Dove “Real Women” campaign model Stacy Nadeau will speak on “Embracing Real Beauty” in the Minnesota State University, Mankato Centennial Student Union Ballroom at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 in a talk that is free and open to the general public.

Dove’s “Real Women” campaign began in 2005 with a billboard in New York’s Times Square that consisted of six full-figured models who wore only a bra and underwear. The mission of the Dove campaign was to broaden the stereotypical idea of beauty.

Nadeau has continued the mission by attending events to help men and women find new ways to change the ideas and messages they receive every day about beauty. Nadeau has become a spokeswoman for healthy body image, and she has appeared on the Today Show, CNN, Ellen, Dr. Phil, Tyra and Opra. For more information on Stacy Nadeau, visit www.stacynadeau.com/index.htm.

The event will be hosted by the Minnesota State Mankato Women’s Center. Those interested in more information about Nadeau’s visit should contact Ajibike Shodunke, a program advisor for the Women’s Center. Shodunke can be reached by phone at 507-389-6146 or by email at ajibike.shodunke@mnsu.edu.

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university, is part of the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system, a system of 31 public colleges and universities with 54 campuses in 47 communities throughout the state of Minnesota.